Featured open source contributions and tools
A form service backend, that converts form submissions into emails. Equipped with Spam protection, IP-based rate limiting and more.
An OPDS connector for PocketBook e-readers. Browse catalogs and download books straight to the device.
A CLI utility for URL-encoding and -decoding strings.
Self-update functionality for Laravel applications.
Thoughts on software engineering and life
Pihole is the central point of resolving internal and external domains in my homelab. Running this on only one device is a classical SPOF so I run two separate instances on two physical devices in HA mode.
I have never been a fan of JavaScript. I don’t want it on my personal website. And I found ways to do things I usually would need JS for with static HTML and CSS.
Long time I somehow struggled what would be the best way to deploy my static site. Hosting provider offer either FTP or a REST API to push your files onto. Depending on 3rd-party tools was not really an option.
Having your own blog is fun. Checking internal links or also having an eye on all old URLs you ever linked is not. Fortunately you can automate link checking every time you deploy your website.
The current situation on the IT job market is hard. So you are lucky when a recruiter on LinkedIn reaches out to you having a suitable match for a new position based on your prior experience. It might not be what it seems at a first glance.
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